DISCOURSE: 332
GOOD INTENTIONS APPROVED
1 Kings 8:18. _Thou didst well that it was in thine heart._
THE sovereignty of God is a subject from which the minds of men in
general revolt. But this arises from their considering it almost
exclusively in relation to things which have an arbitrary and painf... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 333
FOR THE OPENING OF TRINITY CHURCH AT CHELTENHAM
1 Kings 8:28. _Have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and
to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the
prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to-day: that thine eyes
may be open toward this ho... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 334
THE REQUISITES FOR ACCEPTABLE PRAYER
1 Kings 8:38. _What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man,
or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of
his own heart, and spread forth hit hands toward this house: then hear
thou in heaven thy dwelling-place,... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 335
SOLOMON’S THANKSGIVING PRAYER
1 Kings 8:54. And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of
praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord) he arose from
before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his
hands spread up to heaven. And he stood, and blessed... [ Continue Reading ]